Unit 13 Marriage Words and Expressions综合教程四.doc

UNIT 13 MARRIAGE Words and Expressions beset: v. (of a problem or difficulty) trouble (sb. or sth.) persistently e.g. problems besetting the country The maintenance of an effective incomes policy is beset with problems. Collocation: be beset with/by Synonym: afflict e.g. A nightmare afflicts me from time to time. Unemployment afflicts 1.2 million workers in that country. rosy: a. likely to be satisfactory and very successful or enjoyable e.g. rosy prospects a rosy view Synonym: hopeful, promising Idiom: Everything in the garden is rosy. 样样称心如意。/ 一切都满意。/ 事事如意。 illusion: n. a false idea or belief, esp. about sb. or about a situation e.g. He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality. It is time for them to cast aside their illusions. Collocation: be under no illusions about sth. have/cherish/entertain/hold illusions about sth. Derivation: illusionary a. e.g. illusionary stage effects Synonym: vision, delusion, fantasy, misconception cynical: a. skeptical e.g. a cynical view/smile He was getting harder and more cynical about life. Derivation: cynicism n. crude: a. rude and offensive e.g. a crude remark/joke crude interference in another country’s internal affairs the crude behaviour of schoolchildren Synonym: vulgar Derivation: crudely ad. crudity n. e.g. The crudity of her language shocked him. reverent: a. showing great respect and admiration e.g. a reverent silence file past the tomb in a reverent manner give reverent attention to the sermon Synonym: respectful, adoring Derivation: reverently ad. reverence n. e.g. The crowd knelt in reverence and worshipped. The younger generation lack reverence. refrain: n. (in Paragraph 2) a regularly recurring phrase or verse, esp. at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song; chorus vigorous and glowing v. (in Paragraph 4) stop oneself from doing sth., esp. sth. that one wants to do Collocation: refrain from (doing) sth. e.g. refrain fr